January 18, 2025

🔮 Sneak Peak Saturday for 2025-01-18

Catch up on the overlooked stories of the week before the Friday news frenzy hits!

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By Friday, everything seems to be reaching the peak of getting news turned in before a deadline or dread-line. It sometimes seems like we reach a fever pitch in news coverage throughout the week.

Peak 🏔️ vs. Peek 👀

Then there is a trope, cliché, or bromide about slow news days and the quietly mentioned news updates sent on a Friday — to try and sneak it past wider coverage. Or, in a nutshell, peak patronizing publishing.

In that spirit, here are a few stories that you might have missed on the slow news of a Friday.

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Techmeme: Q&A with Marc Andreessen on his political evolution from a “normie Democrat” to a Donald Trump supporter, and what he and others expect from the administration (Ross Douthat/New York Times)

By Ross Douthat / New York Times. View the full context on Techmeme.

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Techmeme: Sources: Chinese hackers breached US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's computer and accessed fewer than 50 unclassified files; two deputies were also hacked (Bloomberg)

From Bloomberg. View the full context on Techmeme.

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Techmeme: The FTC bans GM from selling driver behavior and geolocation data to consumer reporting agencies for five years, after finding GM didn't properly inform drivers (Kashmir Hill/New York Times)

By Kashmir Hill / New York Times. View the full context on Techmeme.

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Techmeme: Zuckerberg says there's a “bogus narrative saying I blamed Sheryl for a bunch of stuff” and he was just addressing the origin of “bring your whole self to work” (Karissa Bell/Engadget)

By Karissa Bell / Engadget. View the full context on Techmeme.

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Techmeme: In a first, Samsung will pay 50%-100% of executive bonuses in stock starting January 2026, linking compensation to share performance amid chipmaking struggles (Yoolim Lee/Bloomberg)

By Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg. View the full context on Techmeme.

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